God of War picked up the coveted Game of the Year at last night's Game Awards 2018. The action-adventure was up against some tough competition, not least Red Dead Redemption 2 (which picked up the most prizes with four awards) and Assassin's Creed Odyssey which walked away empty-handed. There were also some huge announcements including reveals of a new Dragon Age and Obsidian's new RPG: The Outer Worlds.
Here's the full list of all winners at the event. Do you agree with the verdict? Let us know in the comments!
GAME OF THE YEAR
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft Quebec / Ubisoft)
- Celeste (Matt Makes Games)
- Winner: God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / SIE)
- Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
BEST ONGOING GAME
- Destiny 2 (Bungie / Activision)
- Winner: Fortnite (Epic Games)
- No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
- Overwatch (Blizzard)
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
BEST GAME DIRECTION
- A Way Out (Hazelight Studios / EA)
- Detroit: Become Human (Quantic Dream / SIE)
- Winner: God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / SIE)
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
BEST NARRATIVE
- Detroit: Become Human (Quantic Dream / SIE)
- God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE)
- Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 (Dontnod Entertainment / Square Enix)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / SIE)
- Winner: Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
BEST ART DIRECTION
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft Quebec / Ubisoft)
- God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE)
- Octopath Traveler (Square Enix / Acquire / Nintendo)
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
- Winner: Return of Obra Din (3909 LLC)
BEST SCORE/MUSIC
- Celeste (Lena Raine)
- God of War (Bear McCreary)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man (John Paesano)
- Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom (Joe Hisaishi)
- Octopath Traveler (Yasunori Nishiki)
- Winner: Red Dead Redemption 2 (Woody Jackson)
BEST AUDIO DESIGN
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Treyarch Studios / Activision)
- Forza Horizon 4 (Playground Games / Turn 10 Studios / Microsoft Studios)
- God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / SIE)
- Winner: Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
BEST PERFORMANCE
- Bryan Dechart as Connor, Detroit: Become Human
- Christopher Judge as Kratos, God of War
- Melissanthi Mahut as Kassandra, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
- Winner: Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption 2
- Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker, Marvel’s Spider-Man
GAMES FOR IMPACT
- 11-11 Memories Retold (Digixart / Aardman Animations / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Winner: Celeste (Matt Makes Games)
- Florence (Mountains / Annapurna Interactive)
- Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 (Dontnod Entertainment / Square Enix)
- The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories (White Owls / Arc System Works)
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
- Winner: Celeste (Matt Makes Games)
- Dead Cells (Motion Twin)
- Into the Breach (Subset Games)
- Return of the Obra Dinn (3909 LLC)
- The Messenger (Sabotage Studio)
BEST MOBILE
- Donut County (Ben Esposito / Annapurna Interactive)
- Winner: Florence (Mountains / Annapurna Interactive)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- PUBG Mobile (Lightspeed & Quantum / Tencent Games)
- Reigns: Game of Thrones (Nerial / Developer Digital)
BEST VR/AR GAME
- Winner: Astro Bot Rescue Mission (SIE Japan Studio / SIE)
- Beat Saber (Beat Games)
- Firewall Zero Hour (First Contact Entertainment / SIE)
- Moss (Polyarc Games)
- Tetris Effect (Resonair / Enhance, Inc)
BEST ACTION GAME
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Treyarch / Activision)
- Winner: Dead Cells (Motion Twin)
- Destiny 2: Forsaken (Bungie / Activision)
- Far Cry 5 (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
- Mega Man 11 (Capcom)
BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft Quebec / Ubisoft)
- Winner: God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / SIE)
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Eidos Montreal / Crystal Dynamics / Square Enix)
BEST ROLE-PLAYING GAME
- Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Square Enix / Square Enix)
- Winner: Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)
- Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom (Level 5 / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Octopath Traveler (Square Enix / Acquire / Nintendo)
- Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire (Obsidian Entertainment / Versus Evil)
BEST FIGHTING
- BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (Arc System Works)
- Winner: Dragon Ball FighterZ (Arc System Works / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Soulcalibur 6 (Bandai Namco Studios / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Street Fighter 5 Arcade (Dimps / Capcom)
BEST FAMILY GAME
- Mario Tennis Aces (Camelot Software Planning / Nintendo)
- Nintendo Labo (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- Winner: Overcooked 2 (Ghost Town Games / Team 17)
- Starlink: Battle for Atlas (Ubisoft Toronto / Ubisoft)
- Super Mario Party (NDCube / Nintendo)
BEST STRATEGY GAME
- Battletech (Harebrained Schemes / Paradox Interactive)
- Frostpunk (11 bit studios)
- Winner: Into the Breach (Subset Games)
- The Banner Saga 3 (Stoic Studio / Versus Evil)
- Valkyria Chronicles 4 (Sega CS3 / Sega)
BEST SPORTS/RACING
- FIFA 19 (EA Vancouver / EA Sports)
- Winner: Forza Horizon 4 (Playground Games / Turn 10 Studios / Microsoft Studios)
- Mario Tennis Aces (Camelot Software Planning / Nintendo)
- NBA 2K19 (Visual Concepts / 2K Sports)
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 (PES Productions / Konami)
BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Treyarch / Activision)
- Destiny 2: Forsaken (Bungie / Activision)
- Winner: Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)
- Sea of Thieves (Rare / Microsoft Studios)
BEST DEBUT INDIE GAME
- Donut County (Ben Esposito / Annapurna Interactive)
- Florence (Mountains / Annapurna Interactive)
- Moss (Polyarc Games)
- Winner: The Messenger (Sabotage Studio)
- Yoku’s Island Express (Villa Gorilla)
BEST STUDENT GAME
- Winner: Combat 2018 (Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences – Norway)
- Dash Quasar (UC Santa Cruz)
- JERA (Digipen Bilbao, Spain)
- LIFF (ISTART Digital – France)
- RE: Charge (MIT)
BEST ESPORTS HOST
- Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
- Alex “Machine” Richardson
- Anders Blume
- Winner: Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
- Paul “RedEye” Chaloner
BEST ESPORTS GAME
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Dota 2
- Fortnite
- League of Legends
- Winner: Overwatch
BEST ESPORTS PLAYER
- Winner: Dominique “SonicFox” McLean (Echo Fox)
- Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi
- Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao (Royal Never Give Up)
- Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev (Natus Vincere)
- Sung-hyeon “JJoNak” Bang (New York Excelsior)
BEST ESPORTS TEAM
- Astralis (CSGO)
- Winner: Cloud9 (LOL)
- Fnatic (LOL)
- London Spitfire (Overwatch)
- OG (Dota 2)
BEST ESPORTS COACH
- Winner: Bok “Reapered” Han-gyu (Cloud9)
- Cristian “ppasarel” Bănăseanu (OG)
- Danny “zonic” Sørensen (Astralis)
- Dylan Falco (Fnatic)
- Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi (Team Vitality)
- Janko “YNk” Paunovic (MiBR)
BEST ESPORTS EVENT
- ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018
- Evo 2018
- Winner: League of Legends World Championship
- Overwatch League Grand Finals
- The International 2018
BEST ESPORTS MOMENT
- Winner: C9 Comeback Win In Triple OT vs FAZE (ELEAGUE)
- KT vs IG Base Race (LOL Worlds)
- G2 Beating RNG (LOL Worlds)
- OG’s Massive Upset of LGD (DOTA 2 Finals)
- SonicFox Side Switch Against Go1 in DBZ (EVO)
CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR
- Dr. Lupo
- Myth
- Winner: Ninja
- Pokimane
- Willyrex
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